Econometrics & Quantitative Economics at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every econometrics and quantitative economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the econometrics and quantitative economics program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 257 students received a bachelor's degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Columbia.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Econometrics & Quantitative Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Master’s Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Columbia Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the econometrics and quantitative economics progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The econometrics and quantitative economics major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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In 2021, 131 students received their master’s degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Columbia. This makes it the #4 most popular school for econometrics and quantitative economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in econometrics and quantitative economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the econometrics and quantitative economics majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 257 econometrics and quantitative economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its econometrics and quantitative economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in econometrics and quantitative economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	70
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Columbia Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Program

The econometrics and quantitative economics program at Columbia awarded 131 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in econometrics and quantitative economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in econometrics and quantitative economics. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Economics

Careers That Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in econometrics and quantitative economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.